The Hermitage Association includes soloists from theatres and concert companies of St. Petersburg – Kirov Opera and Ballet, Maly Opera Theatre, St. Petersburg Concert and others. The size of the group varies according to the music they are singing - between four and six singers normally take part in each concert. I am myself a professional pianist, Sviridov Contest

first prize winner. During the last 18 years I have been engaged in tour organization, and we have toured England annually for all that time. Despite my best efforts, however, there are still some people who haven't heard of us!

Natalia Aksuticheva.

The Association sees it as its goal to keep in the Russian traditions of church music and bring motets
of the Eastern Church closer to western people. Therefore, the program basically consists of liturgical motets and psalms. The program
also includes various folk songs.

Igor Shiryagin - First TenorBorn in St.Petersburg. Opera Soloist of Mariinsky Theatre (Kirov Opera and ballet) and soloist of St Petersburg Philharmonic, soloist of Church choir, training and education at St Petersburg conservatoire.

Alexander Patyukov - Lyric Baritone 1977-1986 Education at Music College completed in Leningrad, 1986-1993} Studies at Music Conservatory1986-1994} of Saint-Petersburg 1987- 1996 Soloist at Opera theatre named after Rimsky-Korsakov in Saint-Petersburg. 1994 Participation in opera festival in Savonlinna (Finland) in opera by Tchaikovsky “Evgeny Onegin”Church choir soloist in Church of Jesus ResurrectionTours to countries: Czechia, Germany, England, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy etc.

Vasily Timonin - Alto Tenor Education at the Music Conservatory inLeningrad.18 years – soloist of Leningrad State Kapelle named after Glinka.Cooperation with various famous conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Yansson, Dmitriev, Temirkanov, Serov etc.Soloist of church choirs at Preobrazhensky Cathedral, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.Tours to various countries : Russia, Germany, France, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Italy etc.)

Vladimir Mostovoy - Conductor and Second Tenor Education Choir college named after Glinka,- Saint-Petersburg Music College, department of choral conducting soloist of SPb Chamber Choir headed by Nikolay Korneev,Engaged in various church choirs, Arranges orchestra and choir compositions.

Russian folk song: Those Evening Bells (Vecherny Zvon) - words by Thomas MooreYouth comes to an end, and then life comes to an end. Only bells can be heard as before.

Russian folk song: Twelve Robbers (Dvenadzat Razboinikov)There was a robber Kudeyar who was a leader of a gang and through his misdeeds brought much evil to the people. But later he repented and left for a monastery. He became a monk. We hear this songs as a legend from an old monk and learn at the end that the singer himself used to be Kudeyar.

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Song of old Bursha (music by Michael ippolitov-Ivanov) solo by bassoprofundo.